Reform UK chairman Zia Yusuf reverses decision to quit party

https://news.sky.com/story/reform-uk-chairman-zia-yusuf-reverses-decision-to-quit-party-13380464

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  2. >Instead, he said he will return in a new role, heading up an Elon Musk-inspired “UK DOGE team”.

    >In a statement on X, he said: “Over the last 24 hours I have received a huge number of lovely and heartfelt messages from people who have expressed their dismay at my resignation, urging me to reconsider.”

    >He added: “I know the mission is too important and I cannot let people down.

    >”So, I will be continuing my work with Reform, my commitment redoubled.”

    >Mr Yusuf said he would be returning in a new role, seemingly focusing on cuts and efficiency within government.

    >He claimed he would “fight for taxpayers.”

    >Only two days prior, Mr Yusuf dramatically handed in his resignation.

    >He claimed he no longer thought getting a Reform government elected was a “good use of my time,” but has now seemingly changed his mind.

    >Reform UK leader Nigel Farage welcomed the news of Mr Yusuf’s return.

    >He said: “I am delighted that Zia Yusuf will head up Reform UK’s DOGE department.”

    >Mr Yusuf’s decision came after he publicly distanced himself from the party’s new MP, Sarah Pochin, when she asked Sir Keir Starmer about a burka ban at Prime Minister’s Questions.

    >Reform said the ban wasn’t party policy – and the chairman called it a “dumb” thing to ask in a post on X.

    >What is DOGE?

    >DOGE is a meme-coin inspired creation of Musk’s, standing for the Department of Government Efficiency.

    >It is the latest right-wing US import into British politics.

    >Before his public fallout with Donald Trump, Musk claimed his focus was saving taxpayers’ money by locating wasteful spending within government and cutting it.

  3. I guess we’ll fight them on the beaches… unless it’s too hard, right?

  4. >will return in a new role, heading up an Elon Musk-inspired “UK DOGE team

    > “Over the last 24 hours I have received a huge number of lovely and heartfelt messages from people who have expressed their dismay at my resignation, urging me to reconsider.”

    Elon Musk was not available for comment

  6. So you can change your mind? Who in the red-bus-with-bs-written-on-it knew?

  7. With all the stick they give Starmer for ‘U turns’ as well.

  9. oh nice, englishmen, who’s ready to lose some jobs over the millionaire’s budget cuts

  12. Irrespective of what you think of the party, this flip flopping has got be causing professional damage. They were on track to be the official opposition per the latest polls.

  14. Meanwhile everyone on Facebook said he didn’t look through type for Reform can’t make it up.

  18. This is better than loose women lol what will happen next with reform

  19. ‘doge team’, they literally don’t have a single idea of their own.

  20. Haha. Pathetic. Reform UK Ltd. need his money and so must have bent backwards to get him back on board. I wonder which one of the racist bigots has had to apologise to Yusuf?!

  21. That’s me convinced that they’re exactly the stable political party we want running the country. This and their councillors stalling councils by not showing up to do the job they were elected to do, is so inspiring for the future of the UK.

  24. >Instead, he said he will return in a new role, heading up an Elon Musk-inspired “UK DOGE team”.

    And this means what, exactly?

    He’ll be high all the time?

    He’ll be happy to work for a guy who’s making it easier for nonces to hide? (Don’t answer that)

  27. Can’t wait for a childish and acrimonious fall out between him and Farage!

  28. wtf is reforms problem they got an open goal and they are falling all over themselves

  29. How can Reform voters tolerate their chairman being called Zia Yusuf? 😂

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